MOVING CHECKLIST
FIRST STEPS
START PACKING
☐☐ File change of address
☐☐ Separate cherished items
from the non-essential
☐☐ Organize school records
☐☐ Donate items to charity, give them
☐☐ Forward medical records
to friends, prepare them for a
yard sale
FIND MOVERS
☐☐ Hire movers or reserve the truck
☐☐ If moving yourself, start recruiting
friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers well in advance. Offer free
breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks
GET MOVING SUPPLIES
☐☐ Markers, moving boxes, newsprint,
packing peanuts or other cushioning
material, packing tape, scissors or
utility knife, and garbage bags
LIVIN
G
ROOM
☐☐ Drain fuel from your power mower
and other machinery; discard partly
used cans of oil, paint, thinner, bleach,
or any other substances that may be
flammable or combustible, or those
stored in containers that may leak
ARRANGE FOR UTILITY
TRANSFERS
☐☐ Notify current and future utility
providers of your move date
☐☐ Cable/satellite television, cell phone
service, electricity, gas, internet/
broadband, local phone service, long
distance phone service, propane,
recycling pick-up, sewer, security
system, trash pick-up, and/or water
TIPS
MAKE MOVING DAY
PREPARATIONS
☐☐ Make arrangements for
child and/or pet sitting
☐☐ Refill prescriptions
☐☐ Pack your suitcases
☐☐ Unplug electronic appliances 24 hours
in advance of a move, except plasma
televisions, so that they will be at
room temperature on moving day
(this includes home computers, stereos, and audio/video equipment)
GET OLD AND NEW
PLACES CLEANED
☐☐ Mop, pail, ammonia, wash cloths,
sponges, paper towels, vacuum
cleaner, broom, and dustpan
MOVING DAY PLAN
☐☐ Start early
☐☐ Take all garbage out of the house
☐☐ Make sure drivers have your
cell phone number and you have
theirs, along with their names
☐☐ Perform final checks before
leaving current home
☐☐ Are the air conditioning, fans,
and heat turned off?
☐☐ Is the water shut off,
including to hoses?
☐☐ Are the light switches off?
☐☐ Are the keys and garage door
openers for current home turned
in or left on the kitchen counter?
☐☐ Anything left in refrigerator, freezer,
stove, drawer under stove, in closets,
bathroom, garage, attic, crawlway, or
under porch?
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